Example sentences of "having [verb] [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having considered quite a complicated multiplier appropriate for an open economy , it is still worth while considering the ‘ standard ’ fiscal multipliers , usual in public finance texts . |
| 2 | The game was effectively over by the interval , with Celtic having built up a four-goal lead through Graham Nichols ( 2 ) , Kevin Messenger and Tom Shepherd . |
| 3 | For Newcastle , having built up a two-goal lead could have been caught by the Bees ' stirring comeback . |
| 4 | The paper praised Biograph for ‘ having opened up a new vein for motion picture subjects ’ , argued that ‘ no orator , no editorial writer , no essayist could so strongly and effectively present the thoughts that are conveyed in this picture ’ , and concluded that it was ‘ another demonstration of the force and power of motion pictures as a means of conveying ideas ’ . |
| 5 | having had rather a nasty shock when I had the car serviced the other day . |
| 6 | In Rome a visitor can stand in front of a Baroque church , but a few minutes later , having walked only a short distance , may have plunged back in time to Antiquity . |
| 7 | Having set up a certain attitude and a certain power , you must check , by scanning your flight instruments , that the desired performance is being achieved , and also that it is being maintained . |
| 8 | They chose a point at which the bank reached steeply down to a pool , a slight bend in the course having eaten away a miniature beach on the far side . |
| 9 | Daniel Carey returned to Frizingley as its Chartist Candidate entirely by chance , the gentleman who had originally been selected to fight the by-election having taken up a longish residence in jail on charges of plug-drawing and helping to demolish a workhouse near Rochdale . |
| 10 | In fact , it is only a slight exaggeration to say that the main deterrent effect of monopoly policy has been not the threat of what changes might be required as a result of the MMC investigation , but the threat of having to tie up a large quantity of senior executives ' time to argue the firm 's case in the event that its activities attract a reference to the MMC . |
| 11 | having to cut down a little bit but I enjoy my look at Dartmoor when I get out there and I 'm busy with the church and |